TRAP
Osteoclast activity marker
A trap is something that catches or confines.
The verb trap means to catch or confine in a trap.
In an extended meaning, a trap is a situation that is difficult to extricate yourself from, or one you don’t want to be in.
The verb trap is used to describe the action of getting into such a situation: He got trapped in a bad relationship and couldn’t get out.
If someone is set up or framed, it is said that they are trapped.
Device for catching prey
- netFinal amount remaining
- pitfallHidden danger or drawback
- deadfallTrap using falling weight
- nooseLoop that constricts
gin · leghold · cage · enclosure · bait · lure · catch · capture
Deliberate deception
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- setupHow something is arranged
sting · decoy · ploy · manipulation · con · scam · honeypot · lure
Struck membrane instruments
- percussionSound through impact
- snareDevice for catching prey
- hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
kit · drumhead · tension · wires · crisp · snap · backbeat · rim
Meeting point of edges
- bindFasten or obligate
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- jamCooked fruit spread
- pickleVinegar-preserved vegetable
fix · hole · mess · quandary · stuck · hopeless · inescapable · dead-end
Channel for wastewater
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- U-bendCurved drainage pipe section
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
- sinkBasin with drain
odor · seal · water · bathroom · plumber · blockage · clog · fixture
snare
Device for catching prey
noose · gin · leghold · cage · enclosure · bait · lure · catch · capture · ensnare
trick
Deliberate deception
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
setup · sting · decoy · ploy · manipulation · con · scam · honeypot · lure · bait
drums
Struck membrane instruments
- percussionSound through impact
- snareDevice for catching prey
- hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair
beat · kit · drumhead · tension · wires · crisp · snap · backbeat · rim · stick
corner
Meeting point of edges
pickle · fix · hole · mess · quandary · stuck · hopeless · inescapable · dead-end · no-win
drain
Channel for wastewater
sink · odor · seal · water · bathroom · plumber · blockage · clog · fixture · waste
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- horse-drawnPowered by equines
- buggyHorse-drawn cart
- cartVehicle for hauling
sulky · pony · harness · driver · Victorian · trotting · light · two-wheeled · sporting · gig
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
range · pull · target · launcher · house · field · sporting · station · doubles · round
- CoregulatorsHAT, HDAC
- bone biologybone tissue, osteoblasts, osteoid, bone formation, ossification
TRAPwarning
Alert about danger
transparency · disclosure · heads-up · fair dealing · straightforwardness
TRAPsanctuary
Protected sacred space
refuge · shelter · safe passage · protection · security
- death trapPerilously unsafe place
- booby trapHidden device to harm
- fur trappingCatching animals for pelts
- tourist trapOverpriced attraction for visitors
- trap doorHinged floor opening
- fish trapDevice capturing aquatic prey
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